Ghrelin, Resistin and Leptin Levels in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
| Autor: | Kenan Demir, Coskun Kaya, Sadık Büyükbaş, Sami Erdem, Ahmet Kaya, Yusuf Izzettin Alihanoglu, Fatih Koç, Mehmet Tokaç, Turgut Karabağ, Volkan Kocabas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Leptin receptor business.industry Leptin digestive oral and skin physiology McDonald criteria General Medicine medicine.disease Endocrinology Internal medicine Medicine Ghrelin Resistin Metabolic syndrome business Body mass index National Cholesterol Education Program hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 8, Issue: 2 92-97 European Journal of General Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2516-3507 1304-3889 1304-3897 |
| DOI: | 10.29333/ejgm/82707 |
| Popis: | Aim: This study was designed to compare the fasting ghrelin, leptin and resistin levels between metabolic syndrome (MS) patients with healthy controls. Method: This trial was performed on 21 patients with MS (7 men; mean age, 44±4 years) and 17 healthy controls (8 men; mean age, 43±3 years). Diagnosis of MS was defined based on National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III criteria. Patients meeting at least 3 of the MS criteria, with a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m² were included in the MS group. Among healthy volunteers, those with a BMI |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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